The cordless configurator makes it easy: tool bodies, batteries, chargers, lights, lasers, vacuums, etc. And when I added my own separately purchased 100W USB-C charger, I was able to shave off time over my 4A (80W) DeWalt AC adapter when charging the very biggest packs. Some gets expended as heat, and I can attest that charging my 100Wh HyperJuice with the DeWalt adapter made the HyperJuice get uncomfortably hot to the touch.

Featuring extreme durability and (2) USB ports for simultaneous charging, this product is essential for long days on job. By continuing, you consent to the collection, use and sharing of the communications in this chat for the purposes mentioned above and as provided in our Privacy Policy. In general, I saw losses of between 20 percent and 33 percent with my gadgets – for example, the 6Ah (120Wh) DCB206 only gave me 80Wh worth of Steam Deck battery life. When it came time to recharge those power tool batteries, the 100W USB-C port sometimes let me do it faster than DeWalt’s AC adapters, too.In January, DeWalt product manager Sean Fitzgibbons told me the DCB094 could be a bit of a test balloon: “If we get the interest that I expect we’re going to get, I think that would open the door a lot more to potentially adding that directly to batteries down the road. packs that came with your loss-leader combo kit to the massive 15Ah FlexVolt packs you’d probably only stick in stationary tools. The only issue I had was that if I fully drained a battery, and I mean fully drained it — ran it all the way down in a leaf blower or drill repeatedly until it would spin no more — sometimes the DeWalt adapter wouldn’t light up to charge when I popped it on. I turned DeWalt’s monster 15Ah pack into a USB-C external battery that was able to charge my wife’s 14-inch MacBook Pro (69. Based on your inputs, the builder will deliver a pdf list with images, descriptions, SKUs and quantities.

Partly because The Verge just moved to a full 10-point scale for review scores to avoid score inflation — a 6 is still good! Slide this quarter-pound adapter onto your battery pack, and you get a bi-directional 100W USB-C PD port. Now, though, what I really want is for DeWalt and company to take the obvious next step: stick the USB-C port on the battery itself, so we don’t need to mess with adapters at all. I clocked them all charging up to 100W in both directions over that USB-C port, enough to keep today’s ( but not tomorrow’s) biggest USB-C PD laptops running just like they were plugged into the wall. By Sean Hollister , a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys.

That means not only can you charge up to a MacBook Pro-sized laptop with a big enough DeWalt pack, you can charge those DeWalt packs with your laptop or phone’s USB-C charger as well. When I filmed a nearly three-hour timelapse Lego build with my iPhone, I plugged it into a 6Ah DeWalt pack knowing there was no way I’d run out of juice. This kit includes our DCB094 USB Charger, a 100 W USB cord, a 65 W power supply, and a belt hook to maximize portability. pack, the two 5Ah packs that came with my lawnmower, and the two 6Ah packs I bought about a year ago and rarely use.